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Best Time to Plug Squirrel Hole

This past early spring I heard a serious scrambling noise over my living room ceiling, most likely made by a squirrel....
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by frank1492
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by frank1492

Home Addition or Detacted Garage?????????

We are looking at expanding our living space in our home here in west central Florida and we are faced with two main op...
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posted by 57classic
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by 57classic

Cleaning A Cedar Deck

I'm cleaning my 10 x 12' cedar deck. Two years ago, I washed it with bleach. It cleaned up fairly well. I stain...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by golden
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by golden

Connector for MC?

I have already bought it, but am just curious. HD had 4 different box connectors. Cheap ones for NM, BX, and BX/AC, and...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Ted
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Ted

sprinkler system wanted

Can you put together for me a gasoline powered sprinkler system whereby I can pull the cord on a water pump; pump water...
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posted by misterfact
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by misterfact

Repairing steel condo door broken hinge closer???

I have a steel entrance door to my condo unit that was manufactured by a company named Fenestra. The automatic closer o...
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posted by victorvoul
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by victorvoul

attic fan ???????????

Does it make sense to put an attic fan in the roof when my roof has gables on each side and a ridge vent roof ? My seco...
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posted by Postal68
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Postal68

carburator adjustment honda mower

There are two screws. One changes a stop on a control. The second will only allow about a 60* adjustment. What does this...
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posted by p4o2
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by p4o2

Sump water irrigation system

I have decided to use my sump water for irrigating my yard. I will combine 4x55 gallon plastic drums for a resevoir to...
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posted by askme
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by askme

Sliding door for a bathroom - a bad idea?

Hi, I'm considering installing a sliding door for a power room that adjacent to my mud room at back entrance to the...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Is my electrician dangerous? Please read

OK. My electrician has 1 feed for one of my bedrooms and a couple plugs in hallway. The feed coming from my basement to...
39 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Doobielicious
39 comments posted 18yrs posted by Doobielicious

Whole house fan

I live in a 1100 square foot (plus basement) inside unit rowhouse in an urban area with a built up (flat) roof. I am th...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by uptownhifi
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by uptownhifi

Erosion

I live on a slope and it appears that some of the soil is eroding on one side of my home. It's a new house so there...
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posted by allwaysoutnumbered
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by allwaysoutnumbered